OSCE representatives say the procedures of the Russian presidential election were well organized and without any major rigging, but that the unequal media presence of the candidates resulted in a “lack of genuine competition.” A preliminary report by monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe was released on Monday, on the day

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Citizenships are for sale, this is no longer an open secret but a sad reality in almost every country. The Invest Caribbean Summit 2018 will be hosted by economic citizenship pioneers, St Kitts and Nevis, under the theme “Unity in the Age of Division, Emerging Trends of CIPs in an Uncertain World”, showcasing current practices

How safe is the Airbus A320 Neo? According to India’s and European aviation experts, they are not safe enough to fly. In the third alarming incident on Sunday in India’s domestic skies, yet another Airbus 320 neo aircraft was grounded due to a major engine snag. This brings the total number of similar instances of serious technical glitches to six

London Heathrow and Airbus are celebrating the 10th anniversary of A380 operations at the airport, which began on March 18th 2008 with the arrival of the first A380 – a Singapore Airlines flight SQ308 from Singapore Changi airport, making Heathrow one of the first to welcome Airbus’ iconic double-decker. Heathrow is now the world’s busiest A380 airport

Tap into a great deal. Image: AMazon By Carlos CadornigaMashable Deals2018-03-19 14:31:04 UTC If you can’t function without Alexa by your side, then why not bring her wherever you go? Amazon Tap lets you do just that, and you can get on for only $100 today. The average portable bluetooth speaker can’t do what an

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari arrives for the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 28, 2018 [Photo/Tiksa Negeri/Reuters] Nigeria has officially put off signing the framework agreement for establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA) following protests by major

A group of Republican and Democratic senators is urging the White House to use all options to block the building of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, aimed at delivering natural gas from Russia to Germany. Read more “We write to express our concern about the continuing development of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that would

London police have appealed to members of the public who may have information about the murder of Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov, who was found dead at his New Malden home. Last week, a post mortem revealed the 68-year-old died from compression to the neck on March 12, leading police to launch a murder investigation Friday.

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Image: Stuart C. Wilson;Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images By Martha Tesema2018-03-19 14:21:27 UTC On March 24, people across the country will march in the streets to demand an end to mass shootings—and now, they have a soundtrack. Broadway heavyweights Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt have joined forces Monday to release “Found/Tonight,” with all proceeds going towards March

By Adam Rosenberg2018-03-19 14:18:12 UTC [embedded content] Last week, Donald Trump’s Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, had a rough time on 60 Minutes. Facing basic questions about the issues her government role is focused on, DeVos responded with a series of awkward fumbles and “did she really just say that??” self-owns. It was perfectly primed

The ski resort of Gudauri is about 130km north of Tbilisi [File: David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters] Videos of a horrifying ski-lift accident at a tourist resort in Georgia have hurt the country’s hard-fought image as an attractive winter sports destination. Friday’s incident saw skiers being violently thrown from a malfunctioning chairlift at the Gudauri resort when it suddenly began

Randall Margraves, the man who attempted to attack disgraced former US gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar in a courtroom last month, has sent the money donated to him following the incident to local charity groups. Margraves, the father of three gymnasts who were sexually assaulted by Nassar, tried to attack the disgraced doctor after his

A Washington DC city council member has publicly apologized after making remarks referencing a popular online anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. The Facebook video, posted Friday, was subsequently taken down. “Man, it just started snowing out of nowhere this morning, man. Y’all better pay attention to this climate control, man, this climate manipulation. And D.C. keep talking

Activists say Syrian government forces have arrested hundreds of people as they fled Eastern Ghouta over the past few days. Tens of thousands of civilians have fled the rebel-held area, which has come under heavy bombing by the government for the past month. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut.

By Sam Haysom2018-03-19 14:08:07 UTC Well, at least one of the the people in the video below is having a fun time. On Friday, Florida State University student Megan Connolly shared footage of herself on a fairly terrifying-looking theme park ride. Here’s the video, in all its glory: It’s hard to say what’s more entertaining: